Art Van Furniture opens Saturday in Bedford Park shopping center

Workmen put the finishing touches on the Art Van Furniture store in Bedford Park.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Michigan-based Art Van Furniture, a chain known for its furniture and mattresses, is scheduled to open a new store with a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Bedford City Square plaza in Bedford Park at 7200 S. Cicero Ave.

 Immediately following the ribbon cutting ceremony, Art Van Furniture will celebrate the grand opening with free fall festival activities such as face painting, clown performances, pumpkin painting, a scarecrow magician and a balloon artist. The celebration will continue on Sunday, Oct. 27 with face painting, clowns and DJ entertainment.

The company moved into the Chicago market in July when it opened its first store in Orland Park and a distribution center in Bolingbrook.

The store will be corporate-owned and employ 60 to 80 workers.

The Bedford Park store will be the chain's fifth store in the Chicago market. Other stores are in Orland Park, Chicago, Bolingbrook, Batavia and Merrillville-Hobart in northwest Indiana.

Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Bed Bath & Beyond closing in Cal City

The Bed Bath & Beyond store in the River Oaks West shopping center is in the final weeks of a liquidation sale that will see the store close sometime in November.

A manager at the store said the location had been winding down for about a month and would be closed within the next "two to three weeks."

The company sent out an email this week notifying customers that the store was closing.

Yogo Crave now open in Worth

A frozen yogurt store called Yogo Crave opened a few weeks ago at 11228 S. Harlem Ave. in Worth. The shop also sells ice cream, milkshakes, smoothies, iced coffees and cappuccinos.

Hours for the shop are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

For information, call 708-827-5883 or visit their Facebookpage.

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